The triliteral root shīn fā yā (ش ف ي) occurs six times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- twice as the form I verb yashfi (يَشْفِ)
- four times as the noun shifā (شِفَآء)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form I) - to heal, to cure
| (9:14:8) wayashfi | and will heal | وَيُخْزِهِمْ وَيَنْصُرْكُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَيَشْفِ صُدُورَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ |
| (26:80:4) yashfīni | cures me | وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ يَشْفِينِ |
Noun
| (10:57:8) washifāon | and a healing | قَدْ جَاءَتْكُمْ مَوْعِظَةٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَشِفَاءٌ لِمَا فِي الصُّدُورِ |
| (16:69:17) shifāon | (is) a healing | يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بُطُونِهَا شَرَابٌ مُخْتَلِفٌ أَلْوَانُهُ فِيهِ شِفَاءٌ لِلنَّاسِ |
| (17:82:6) shifāon | (is) a healing | وَنُنَزِّلُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ مَا هُوَ شِفَاءٌ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ |
| (41:44:16) washifāon | and a healing | أَأَعْجَمِيٌّ وَعَرَبِيٌّ قُلْ هُوَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هُدًى وَشِفَاءٌ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
